Plainfield school board leader catches heat for Facebook post
by catherine ann velasco cvelasco@stmedianetwork.com Nov 22, 2010 10:38AM
PLAINFIELD — Plainfield school board President Stuart Bledsoe has told the teachers’ union to KMA — (Kiss My A**) — on his Facebook page after hearing that union members have allegedly campaigned against him during their meetings at the schools.
“Really after standing up for the APT (Association of Plainfield Teachers) the past three years they are going to go after me. KMA. Watch how much support you get in the future. Look at your leadership they will lead you exactly where they want you to go,” Bledsoe wrote on his Facebook page on Nov. 10.
A person on his Facebook page asked him what he meant.
Bledsoe replied, “It just means the APT can hold their breath if they think I will be going out on a limb for them in the future. They are on their own.”
Karie Beck, president of APT, took Bledsoe’s Facebook comments to Plainfield Superintendent John Harper last week, saying the union has concerns.
“Our concern is this is what is being posted on a public forum,” she said.
Beck also said she did not campaign during the union meeting, but informed members about the